Full name: .............................................

15-MINUTE TEST
Class: 9A ENGLISH GRADE
No. : 01

MARKS TEACHER'S REMARKS

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)

1. A. mended B. faced C. objected D. waited

2. A. telescope B. microgravity C. cooperate D. rocket

II. Choose the correct answer. (4pts)

1. Experiencing microgravity on a ______ flight is a part of astronaut training programmes.

A. orbit B. ship C. mission D. parabolic
2. The Astronauts Memorial Foundation honours all American astronauts ______ have lost their lives on
missions or in training.
A. whom B. X C. which D. who
3. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really ______this world.
A. into B. out of C. over D. on
4. Do you want to meet my colleague ______son is training to be an astronaut?
A. that B. whom C. whose D. X
5. Vinasat-1 is Viet Nam’s first telecommunication _______, which was launched in 2008.
A. spacesuit B. astronomy C. microgravity D. satellite
6. She felt sick after she ______ a whole box of chocolates.
A. had eaten B. had ate C. eats D. has eaten

7. I threw away the newspaper after I ______ it.

A. read B. readed C. had read D. have read

. 8. Christer Fulgesang said he enjoyed floating around in the ______ environment.

A. homesick B. heavy C. weightless D. quiet

III. Read the passage carefully and answer questions. (2pts)

Did you know that the spacesuit astronauts wear while in outer space is formally called an Extravehicular
Mobility Unit, or EMU? ‘Extravehicular’ means outside of a spacecraft, and ’mobility’ means that the
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astronaut can move around in the suit, independent of the spacecraft. An EMU is not simply a set of clothes.
The suit provides life support and environmental protection for the astronaut during planetary exploration or
spacewalks. For example, spacesuits protect astronauts from extreme temperature change, which can go as
cold as minus 150 degrees Celsius, or as hot as 120 degrees Celsius. Spacesuits also supply astronauts with
oxygen to breathe and water to drink during spacewalks. They protect astronauts against fast-moving space
dust particles, radiation, and bright sunlight.
1. What does EMU stand for?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Why is an EMU spacesuit more than a set of clothes?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

IV. Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (3pts)
1. We have not decided the day. We’ll go to London on that day. (WHEN)
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2. The gentleman was very young. He was introduced as the most successful businessman. (WHO)
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3. That is the picture of his town. He grew up at that town. (WHERE)
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 Full name: ............................................. 15-MINUTE TEST
Class: 9A ENGLISH GRADE
No. : 02

MARKS TEACHER'S REMARKS

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)

1. A. talked B. passed C. called D. watched

2. A. meteorite B. satellite C. microgravity D. orbit

II. Choose the correct answer. (4pts)

1. In 2015 NASA discovered an Earth-like planet which might be ______ because it has ‘just the right’
conditions to support liquid water and possibly even life.

A. habitable B. satellite C. parabolic flight D. spacecraft

2. It is cheaper to build an unmanned ______ than the one that is manned.

A. spacecraft B. meteorite C. attach D. astonomy

3. “That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really ______this world.”
A. into B. out of C. over D. on
4. Vinasat-1 is Viet Nam’s first telecommunication _______, which was launched in 2008.
A. spacesuit B. astronomy C. microgravity D. satellite
. The mission ______ they are talking about plans to send humans to Mars by 2030.
A. who B. when C. where D. x
6. Is the first of March the day ______ the astronaut will come and give a speech at our school?
A. which B. when C. that D. what
7. He ______ the house before the guests arrived.

A. had cleaned B. cleaned C. had clean D. cleans

8. She had studied spacecraft systems before she ______ a professional astronaut.

A. becomes B. became C. had become D. become

III. Read the passage carefully and answer questions. (2pts)

Did you know that the spacesuit astronauts wear while in outer space is formally called an Extravehicular
Mobility Unit, or EMU? ‘Extravehicular’ means outside of a spacecraft, and ’mobility’ means that the
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astronaut can move around in the suit, independent of the spacecraft. An EMU is not simply a set of clothes.
The suit provides life support and environmental protection for the astronaut during planetary exploration or
spacewalks. For example, spacesuits protect astronauts from extreme temperature change, which can go as
cold as minus 150 degrees Celsius, or as hot as 120 degrees Celsius. Spacesuits also supply astronauts with
oxygen to breathe and water to drink during spacewalks. They protect astronauts against fast-moving space
dust particles, radiation, and bright sunlight.
1. When do astronauts wear an EMU?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Give one example of how an EMU provides astronauts with environmental protection.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

IV. Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (3pts)
1. Bac Giang is a city. I was born and grew up there. (WHERE)
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2. The man made me sad the most. I love him with all my heart. (WHOM)
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3. This is Mrs White. Her son won the championship last year. (WHOSE)
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